In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. "Lord," he said, "if You are willing, You can heal me and make me clean." Luke 5:12 Nothing is more frustrating to me than when som...
"Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled." So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. 2 Kings 4:4-5 I have a desk wher...
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Jesus came to earth and lived a perfect life. He is holy. He never sinned. Knowing all of these things begs the question: why did He leave Heav...
Then Jesus shouted, "Father, I entrust My spirit into Your hands!" And with those words He breathed His last. Luke 23:46 We celebrate Jesus' resurrection every year, as we should, but if we are not careful, we can forget to acknowledge the pain and agony that it took to get to that moment...
For the third time he demanded, "Why? What crime has He committed? I have found no reason to sentence Him to death. So, I will have Him flogged, and then I will release Him." But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed. Luke 23:22-23 ...
Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, "I find nothing wrong with this man!" Luke 23:4 Have you ever been accused of something you did not do? It can be a helpless, defeating, and lonely feeling, to say the least. Imagine how Jesus must have felt when, after He wa...
Then Jesus said to the crowd, "Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn't you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day. But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures." At that point,...
He told them, "My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me." He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from Me. Yet I want Your will to be done, not M...
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, in His grace, freely makes us right in His sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our sins. Romans 3:23-24 When an offense has been made, who should be the first person t...
At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. Matthew 27:51-52 Several years ago, while I was living in Dal...
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